In a context of a deep crisis affecting the Olympique de Marseille, former world champion Christophe Dugarry made particularly harsh remarks towards Roberto De Zerbi, the club’s current coach. Speaking on RMC, he identified the Italian as the central element of the worrying situation in which the team finds itself, believing that its performance did not meet the expectations placed in it despite the support shown by the management. Dugarry pointed out that the coach was not able to offer a clear vision and did not allow a significant progression within the staff, leaving a feeling of disillusionment as to De Zerbi’s ability to straighten the bar.

While saving Medhi Benatia, the club’s sports advisor, Dugarry insisted on Roberto De Zerbi’s primary responsibility in the current crisis. He suggested that the leaders, in particular Pablo Longoria, made every effort to facilitate the coach’s success, providing him with the means and environment for performance. The lack of results despite these favourable conditions, according to the former attacker, gives De Zerbi a particularly heavy share of responsibility in collective failure.

By acknowledging a lesser involvement of Medhi Benatia, Christophe Dugarry presented him as a lucid actor, although limited by the coach’s choices and performances. This sharp analysis shows a deep concern about the future of the Olympique de Marseille and highlights the palpable tensions within the club, placing Roberto De Zerbi at the heart of a delicate situation.